Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-04

ri nurpFlse, foF sonapas3fivaiy few wnfs
awnrs ahaE eny qnssfigu wnich inTolFsa
shss poinf sns gandina before ms
heSy. From The fins ~ shs psssses q
ale 81 sksrs hss been 3 di4 fsDes Of
oglnien amsng issysrs rsrssdinR iss
sonssilufionsiitg. Msny have steadily
nnlntsinsd fhsf u vas cot eonsiita-
tssnai, bas sbs question hss sot hsssto-
foss beea pssssd upon b ths sopnsns
couFs. o.. 20 far - " assswars, b any
Of shs Dzlrist courta
The daslslon " not bsssd 1poa sny
uneonssltpslonniity inbsrsnt 10 The So
Itself, bus upon tailass 90 ihs gart q
dc Kaeialssufe which psssss u % com
psy wish shs pFovislons Of tbs Organic
Act.
4 bsisf staisnsnt Of the posnt upsn
whisk ths dsaision was made msy not
IL unsntsssating. Tbs Organic Act.
whieh may b regarded - bearing
ralssson 70 fhs Territory somsssss
similar ts that boEns 70 sssts b he
eonsslsaslon, contains the foiiosine
provision;
To ssoid impFopsr inh1tnees, shisn
nav EsaulB from iniermixlDR ~ me
aarse aes sueh thIngs - hase 20 pFopsf
rsIaaion 10 ssch otbef, every laH ahAli
embFaoe bus oue 0tj o., snd that sinah
bssxpfaassd 10 the little
Ths iaw prescribing tbs qaaliasatisns
Of voters In the Territory wss originally
e foiisws;
SEC. $3.50 An amshsan mails eth
zsns. absve tie aQs Of tWenty-ODe years,
assd ~ Amer al male half-bfseds ever
thst aes, who have adopled Tbs haptts
Of tns whites, and oil oti % tsaie 10
hsbItants Of tnis feFTitOry, Shove tsst
aas, sho shall saye de6iseed on oath
thsif infentions 10 besome eitiz -. -
leaaI sIx Bonths prsYioos - sac day o
eIoetton, sna shall have taken 40 ostn
80 enppoft the sonSuintion o. tas
Ueited states, and TIE organic aot Of
thia Territory, 81 lsaat six months sfc-
vs0na 20 the day Of election, and Who
shall haFs resided sia months ~ ths
Territory. aad thiFty Days 10 The eeunfy
mnat psscedine the eleeiiou, And nsns
osnaF, shwii b entitled 70 bold ones o.
vots 81 any eieeif5n 10 this Territory.
This waa amended By ths Legislative
Asssmbiy q 1883 - follows
seal. Bsis snas1sd By the Lselala
Ave Aesembly Of tie Territory Of Waso
inasan. Thst seeiiop $3.50. obaptsf y
az the coda Of Washington. ~. and u
hnrsbg asaadsd ~ read ~ follows. 70
vii: sAil American ottzsns, shove u,
ace Of twsaty ens years, and ali AmsFi
cas- half breeds over that age, who havI
Adopted the habits Of lhe whites, sad 81
oahef inhabitants OF this Territory
above shat are, who shall have aeeiafes
on oaih their intentions 20 beeome otta-
xsna. al least six months pxeyi0as 10 sn'
6av a. eieotior. and aAnil have takan 81
oath 10 Support the constitution OF III
United States, and the organic aes d
fhis Tertiary, II least SIX months pre-
vious % she day Of eieeti0n, and wns
ehAn have resided ak m0nfha IN til
Territory, and thirty days Ia the county
nsxt preceding ias day " elestions and
none other, shall Be entitled 10 hold
et5ee. or vote - any elsetion 10 I'M,
SEQ. 3. whsrsvsr lhs word his 90
eurs 10 tbs chapter aforesaid. Il shall b
construed 30 mean "his OF her, as the
case may b.
THIS amendment 10 the long estab-
listed Ia vas, a. the Posr-txrHLLa.
aKnckn has recently stated. passed with
co.'s DDS discussion aud elaboration. Il
was sprung Upon the people Of The Fer
EltoEy regardless Of iheiF wishes. In
deed. few raaiixsi until after she aol
bad been passed lie full meaning. 81
hastily and erHdely had the bill ca
drAwn up THAI this act. the passage Of
which wrought saeh change IN the
election lava Of the Territory. vas IN
direct violation OF the provision Of the
Organic ACT shove quoted. The title Of
the Law a. passed vas simply. IAN Act
10 amend section $3.50. chapter 23s. OF
The Code Of Washington" This. Of
course. does not In any sense express
The real object Of the aol. and 10 failure
te do 80, aeooFdlnR 70 the decision Of
the Supreme Coarl. renders the set void.
The question was brought before The
Supreme Court 10 the case OF tbs Terri
tory sersas HAnlon. Hanlon was CON
viessd Of crime in Pierce Oouaty. II.
wood Evans. bis attorney, oarrisd The
eaas 10 The Supreme Court. Amsna bis
exceptions vas cue 20 she right Of
women 10 act ~ iarors. bumosF hsv-
ins been on the grand Jury By which
Hanion Was iRdicesd. luis exception
bFouRhl the question Of the validity Of
she weman sufrsRs act directly before
he court. and II has been decided 10 BE-
invalid.
OF course. ths immediate sasct u
this decision viii be 10 sake the qadi,
hoations Of vossrs what they we're prioE
to4ks passage Of tbs amending aos, 81.
- u j. more popaIArly knssn. the
Woman saarsze ssA wo@se aFs 30
ioases votsFs 10 Washington Territory,
res ass tbsy nov qaaiieed 10 81 spoa
iarisa. The reasts effects. however.
aFs namssooA TIE views Of . nnmber
Of prominent lawysFs 10 regard 10 then
viii be found 10 another solamn. TIE
general. and psobabiy the correct. opin.
ION ~ tnAa y Will aaeea oniy eaaea IN
wAlcA exceptions have bssn taken 10
women acting a. jurors and whioh are
roe psnding before the eapssms cosrt.
80 far - elections are oonesrnsd. it oil
hava Ne eject, for the time in which
noiies Of cOalsst may b aled has Iona
since exrirad II she ieeision had besn
mads tvo msnths earlier. Tiers vould
probably have been contested election
Gases n every county, bat the danger %
snoA eonpiisAttons l. passed.
The election laws Of Washington Ter
Eltory are onss @ere hAsed ap.n The
SAME ReneFal priaeiplss A. those II the
States Of shs unioa. This viii not b.
regretted by the nai'ri Of the people.
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